Age 50Since 05 / 10 / 2009
Marty D
I did what a lot of us do and I drank until I wanted to kill myself and couldn't stand to look at myself in the mirror. I hit the jumping off point. I was unable to imagine life with alcohol...
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May Archives
Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in May — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
Age 39Since 05 / 11 / 2008
Joaquin Navarro
Full blown Junkie for 9 years. Went from coke to meth & just lost all control. Dabbled in heroin, crack & lots of pills before this pill epidemic.
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Age 42Since 05 / 22 / 2015
Tammy
I did not start drinking young and when I did start, I wasn't a problem drinker. However, over time I turned to alcohol more and more to deal with my life's issues, anxiety and depression. A...
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Age 51Since 05 / 20 / 1997
Tanya
I went to the PARTY at 16yrs old I never had my own everything. Bever knew what my life would become
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Age 33Since 05 / 15 / 2011
Michael DeNicola
Throughout college, I had always been a heavy drinker. I was "that guy" at parties, getting blackout drunk and doing the most asinine things. I had gone from being the life of the party, to...
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Age 28Since 05 / 27 / 2014
Ken DeCesare
I lost everyone I knew & everything I had. Went from business owner to broke as a joke. From living in a beachside condo to living out of a roadside motel.
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Age 53Since 05 / 27 / 1981
Sue K
The worst day of my addiction was not the time I got arrested. It wasn't the second time I got arrested. It wasn't even the time my best friend and I fought about my using. The worst day of...
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Age 28Since 05 / 11 / 2015
Taylor
Hard, painful and miserable on myself, but even worse for my now 5 year old son. He, unwillingly became my running partner. Brought him with me through the depths of it . Hid my double life...
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Age 46Since 05 / 25 / 2009
Kelly
It was lonely, with temporary happiness and a world full of shame, insecure about myself and what others thought of me, and grief. Uncertainty surrounding me all the time.
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Age 52Since 05 / 06 / 2012
Samuel M.
I had no job, I was penniless. I woke up each morning or afternoon, evenings shakes, and the only thing helped me feel better was another drink, and then the entire cycle would start over. I...
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Age 33Since 05 / 16 / 2016
Stephanie
I had so much fun in the early days, but I started to rely on alcohol for comfort and to get away from feeling. I drank to be social. I used it to hide my loneliness, low self esteem, and ba...
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